Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves) Posted by Hichem on Oct 20, 2010
Sometimes, one single song takes a whole life of its own in le fleuve du temps (in the stream of time), and tracing its avatars can prove to be un exercice instructif et amusant (a fun and educational exercise.) After hosting a few encores of Édith Piaf‘s masterpieces in your favorite French Blog, it was of course seulement une question de temps (only a matter of time) to reintroduce…
C’est la Danse des Canards, Tecktonik Style! Posted by Hichem on Oct 18, 2010
After the latest parodies of David Guetta by “les Guignols de l’Info“, who, pour dire le moins (to say the least), have not spared him at all in their latest episodes, and the class action about to be launched against him by many DJ ducks (read “ducklass action“) accusing him of outright plagiat (plagiarism), one…
I Gotta Feeling… that the French are Making Fun of David ‘Duck’ Guetta! Posted by Hichem on Oct 15, 2010
It’s already la fin de semaine (the weekend), and you know what that means: Wherever you’ll be, you’ll most likely be bombarded by some really “catchy” David Guetta tunes, ragingly blasting on the radio, on TV, in a club, or if you’re real lucky, while you’re trying to do some shopping at the local mall, if not at the supermarket down the street. David Guetta (his official puppet from the…
Learn How to Read the World News in French Posted by Hichem on Oct 13, 2010
Whether you have a daily or weekly home assignment from your cours de français to read French newspapers or watch TV news reports of France 24 and France 2, or simply wish to get une perspective plus large des événements mondiaux (a wider perspective of world events), to be able to fully understand their full content by…
“Hey KEUM, Tu KIFFES l’argot ou KOI?” (an enKore of the ABC of French Slang) Posted by Hichem on Oct 11, 2010
Attachez vos ceintures tout le monde (buckle up everybody), c’est reparti pour le B.A.-BA de l’argot (here we go again for the ABC of French Slang), avec aujourd’hui la lettre “K”! “K Comme…” (“K as in…”) * KEUF: Even though ça a pris un léger coup de vieux (it aged a bit), this French slang word is still used for “cops”, who are…
Le Bal Masqué Posted by Jennie on Oct 7, 2010
The fanciest party I’ve ever been to… …was not this one. This was my office holiday party last year. Couple of goons. La fête la plus élégante à laquelle j’ai jamais assisté (assister= to attend) était le Gala Sciences Po en 2008. Sciences Po is a university, or more properly une grande école, meaning a…
After “INDIGÈNES”: French “Oh-la-la” about “HORS-LA-LOI” Posted by Hichem on Oct 5, 2010
You’ve already seen him in “Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain.” You may have also seen him in “Indigènes” (“Days of Glory” in English), by French Algerian movie director Rachid Bouchareb. His name is Djamel Debbouze, and he’s now back in the sequel to “Indigènes“, directed by the same Bouchareb. The movie is called “Hors-la-Loi” in French, and…